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Our Supporters

Support Us

Every penny we raise helps us in our mission to make ballet accessible to everyone, everywhere. Thank you to the generous supporters who have helped us on our way.

Principal Trusts and Foundation Supporters

Trusts & Foundations

  • Asda Foundation
  • The Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust
  • Benefact Group
  • Bruce Wake Charitable Trust
  • Charles Brotherton Trust
  • The D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust
  • Evan Cornish Foundation
  • Garrick Charitable Trust
  • The George A Moore Foundation
  • The Granada Foundation
  • Green Hall Foundation
  • Holbeck Charitable Trust
  • Hull & East Riding Charitable Trust
  • Idlewild Trust
  • The Kenneth Hargreaves Charitable Trust
  • The Linden Charitable Trust
  • The Manny Cussins Foundation 
  • Maria Björnson Memorial Fund
  • Maxwell Morrison Trust
  • PRS Foundation
  • R E Chadwick Charitable Trust
  • Sir George Martin Trust
  • Sir John Fisher Foundation
  • Sovereign Health Care Community Programme
  • The Spectacle Makers' Charity
  • The Steel Charitable Trust
  • The Sylvia Adams Charitable Trust
  • Wade's Charity
  • Yorkshire Charity Clay Days

Our Corporate Partners

Platinum Level
Gold Level

Artistic Director's Circle

Federico Bonelli's position as Artistic Director is generously supported by Aud Jebsen

  • Neil Eckersley*
  • Jane & Alan Foale*
  • John & Maggie Hayes
  • Clive & Virginia Lloyd*
  • Linda & John Topott*
  • The Keller Family Charitable Trust*

*Dancer sponsor

Benefactors & Donors

  • Denise Ashworth
  • Dianne Balmforth
  • Andy and Kath Barff*
  • Catherine Boyle
  • Liz & Terry Bramall
  • Gwyneth Hughes & Chris Brown
  • Jilly Burrows
  • Jeremy & Martine Burton
  • Angela Bush
  • Peter Claydon
  • Paul & Diane Cusworth*
  • Kate Dugdale
  • Dean Eggleston*
  • Bernard Eke*
  • Christine & Peter Farmer*
  • Jennifer & Bill Fawkner-Corbett
  • Kate & Andrew Fisher*
  • The Sterry Family Foundation*
  • G.F. Armitage Charitable Trust
  • Stephen Griffith MBE*
  • Lorraine Hallam
  • The Harriet Burton Charitable Trust
  • Di and Tim Hare
  • Adrian Harris
  • Mr Jolyon & Mrs Carol Harrison*
  • Elizabeth Jackson
  • Juliet Jowitt DL
  • Julie Kenny DBE, DL
  • Imogen Knight
  • Ida Levine
  • The London Ballet Circle 
  • Judith Macdonald
  • Julian Maitland*
  • Mr & Mrs Mark Mackaness
  • Ann Meyrick
  • Maxwell Morrison
  • Kyla & Andy Mullins*
  • Sarah & Bruce Noble
  • Kevin O'Hare CBE
  • Jolyon Oxley
  • Alexandra Perricone Brewer
  • Guy Perricone
  • Charles & Fiona Prest
  • Russell Race*
  • Mr David Rymer & Mr Laurent Simon
  • The Earl & Countess of Scarbrough
  • Richard Stephens
  • Patricia Swallow*
  • Allen Thomas
  • Sally Thrussell
  • Melissa Tomlinson*
  • Helen Williams
  • Howard & Clodagh Woods

Sinfonia Supporters: Nick Lyle and Nellie Nelson  

*Dancer sponsor

Our Patrons

  • Elizabeth Actis
  • Geoff Hill & Janet Armson
  • Leah Bailey
  • Helen Barnes
  • S. Bell
  • Paul Bentley
  • Catherine Birch 
  • Angela Birkin
  • Nick & Linda Brown
  • Ann Burns
  • Jackie Carpus
  • Kate Carroll
  • Jean & Brian Cheese
  • James & Kate Close
  • Peter Considine
  • Alison & Malcolm Cooper
  • Pauline Cope
  • Reverend Christopher Cowper
  • John Crosby and Robert Topliss
  • Susan Daniels
  • Diana Dent
  • Lynn Dickinson
  • Victoria and Robert Ellis
  • Susan Dalgetty Ezra
  • Elaine Falconer
  • Josephine Fenwick
  • Olive Freeman
  • Ian and Camille Ghiloni

  • Carol Gleisner
  • Sandra Goodwin
  • Paul Goulden
  • Ronald Gray
  • Richard A Handby
  • Avril Handscombe
  • Paul Harris
  • Kathryn Heaversedge
  • Rowena Herbert
  • Jeremy & Mellon Horsell
  • Louise Huband
  • Mark Ibbertson
  • David Ilott
  • Philip & Jane Ingham
  • Michael & Zoe Introna
  • Caroline J
  • Mary Jarrett
  • Toni Johnston
  • Rachael Jones
  • Valerie Jones
  • Lizzy Joyce
  • Peter A Knappett
  • Gary Knapton
  • Margaret Knight
  • Dr A. Kraam, Leeds
  • Linda Light
  • Peter Blake & Nicholas Lodge
  • Malcolm Lynch
  • Susan Macdonald
  • Julian Maitland
  • Andrea Marcolini
  • Kathryn Marsden
  • Janet McNulty
  • Lizzie Meadows
  • Cathy Mitchell
  • Natasha Mort
  • Niamh Mullen
  • Kate Newman
  • Mrs Rupert Nickols
  • Dawn O'Rooke
  • Clare Papavergos
  • Janet Parkinson
  • Mary Percival
  • Lesley Jane Percy
  • Professor Kate Pickett
  • Maggy Price
  • Theresa Rainbird
  • Rebecca Rooney
  • Jo Saxby
  • Catherine Selby
  • Elizabeth Shovelton
  • Peter Simpson
  • K Smith and family
  • Geoffrey Spackman
  • Louise Spurdle
  • David & Wendy Sterry
  • Lorraine M Stevens
  • Carey Tebby
  • Kim Trenholme
  • Fiona Trewavas
  • Tim Turvey and Dr Janet Webster
  • John Ward
  • Valerie Warnett
  • Crys Whitewoods
  • Michael Wiles
  • Mr & Mrs Graham Wilson OBE
  • Christine Woods
  • Chris Yewdall

General Donors*

  • J Green
  • Isabella & Brian Leigh-Bramwell
  • Shirley Hastings
  • Janet McNulty

*General donations of £250 - £1,000

Header image by Lauren Godfrey. Rehearsal image by Justin Slee. Backstage image by Simon Lee.